About to compete in another final with the Sacred Mantle, striker Lázaro is having an extraordinary season. The club's top scorer so far, "The Boy from the Nest" has 19 goals this year. In the State Championship, the number 10 for the U-17 team has already scored six goals.

In the first leg of the Taça Guanabara final, which ended 2-2, Lázaro scored Flamengo's first goal. The player assessed the match on the official website and highlighted his focus for the decisive duel in Laranjeiras. 

"In the first game of the final, we played a great first half. In the second half, we let things go, which ended up leading to two Fluminense goals, in chances we could have avoided. It happens, football is like that, we have to be more alert and focused on these aspects of the opposing team and do our job. We'll give our best on the field; the team is coming along well and focused. We'll adjust what needs to be done and decide the championship," he said. 

Last Wednesday (26), the U-17 team beat Athletico-PR 3-0 and advanced to the semifinals of the Brazilian Championship. In yet another decisive moment, the top scorer stressed how much the classification helps in the fight for the Guanabara Cup title.

"It helps a lot, because with each game our team wins, our confidence only grows. This qualification for the Brazilian semifinals, where we faced very strong teams, is very important because it values ​​all the players. We can say that we are to be congratulated on our performance in both competitions," he concluded. 

This Saturday (29), Flamengo will go to Laranjeiras to face Fluminense for the trophy. The game will be held at 10 am, and will be broadcast on TV FERJ.